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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 481

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    built in 1430 and is still in a fairly good state of preservation. There is said to be an underground tunnel leading from the keep to Ballynary.
    In a cave near to where Father Hegarty was beheaded he kept in hiding.
    His sister brought him his food secretly and when her husband found out his hiding place he conveyed the news to the soldiers and received a small amount of money as a reward.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Donaghey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Philip Donaghey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal